Anniversary of the Death of Vasco de Quiroga

Every March 14

Vasco de Quiroga died on March 14, 1565, while carrying out a pastoral visit in Uruapan.

His remains were taken to Pátzcuaro, the city with which his episcopate became deeply connected and where they now rest in the Basilica of Our Lady of Health.

Every March 14, the date offers an opportunity to return to a figure essential to understanding sixteenth-century Michoacán.

Remembering him without turning him into a statue

Quiroga was a jurist, a judge of the Second Audiencia, and the first bishop of Michoacán.

His work was connected with hospital-towns, education, evangelization, territorial reorganization, and many conflicts inherent to colonial society.

His historical importance does not require an uncritical biography.

Visit Pátzcuaro approaches him by the same standard used for any historical figure: documents, context, and acknowledgment of what remains debated.

Pátzcuaro and his memory

The Basilica preserves his remains.

Other places in Pátzcuaro allow visitors to follow different aspects of his presence in the city: the former College of San Nicolás, spaces connected with the hospital, and the sixteenth-century urban layout itself.

A date can be the beginning of a route.

It does not have to become a mandatory ceremony.

Next edition / Practical information

Commemoration date: March 14.

Tributes, concerts, exhibitions, or civic events should be announced only when a confirmed program exists.

Information for the next edition is pending confirmation.